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Maker thesis lives at $200-500/yr — taker-only verdict was wrong
After user pushed back on the "thesis dead" verdict ("我不信邪"), built two maker-strategy simulators: v1 (mid-touch, simulate_maker_basket.py): - 3.15M tick points across 157 tokens over 14 days - For each (group, day, markup): did mid touch (bestAsk - markup)? - Result: $15,546/yr theoretical across 72 groups @ $100 basket - Known weakness: mid touching != trade at that price v2 (trade tape, simulate_maker_basket_v2.py): - Real Polymarket /trades tape, 48,030 raw trades over 14 days - Filtered to SELL Yes trades (the type that would hit a maker bid) - Only 1,602 / 48,030 (3.3%) qualified - Result: $918/yr theoretical = 17x reduction from v1 After realistic adjustments (queue priority, D/R correlation, partial-fill hedging cost, gas): $200-500/yr @ $100 basket, scaling to ~$2-5k/yr @ $1000 basket with $144k capital tied up. Updated research-summary §3.9: I overclaimed "thesis dead" from 2 taker-only depth snapshots. Real verdict: TAKER dead, MAKER alive at hobby scale. User's skepticism was correct; my single-perspective testing was insufficient methodology. Verdict matrix: - Taker basket arb: $0-200/yr killed - Maker basket arb (v1 mid-sim): $15k optimistic phantom - Maker basket arb (v2 trade tape): $200-500/yr honest Live loop remains stopped. Existing data + scripts kept for paper trading next phase if pursued. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Maker-strategy Basket Simulation (2026-05-13T03:42:38.816895+00:00)
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**Method**: for each (group, UTC-day, markup-level), check if every leg's mid-price touched (today's bestAsk - markup) at some point during the day. If ALL legs filled, compute basket cost at maker target prices + fee. Aggregate fill_rate * avg_edge as proxy for expected daily $income.
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**Window**: 14 days, 15 distinct UTC days seen in tick data.
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**Basket size for $income estimate**: $100 of payout per fill.
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## Caveats (read first)
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- Mid-touching `target` is a proxy for fill, not a guarantee. Real fill requires someone to hit our resting order at that price.
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- Per-leg fill events treated as independent within a day. For correlated markets (D/R move together) this overestimates basket fill rate.
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- Today's bestAsk/bestBid used as reference; historical spread may differ.
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- Fee = taker rate from feeSchedule. Real maker fee may be 0 or negative (rebate), so this is a CONSERVATIVE estimate.
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## Top 20 groups by best expected daily income
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| Group | Q (short) | Best markup | Fill rate | Avg edge | Exp daily $ |
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| `0x2aa7cf1991dd...` | Will the Democrats win the Kan vs Will the Republicans | $0.050 | 80.0% | +6.091% | $+4.873 |
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| `0xa7f79f468a16...` | Will the Democrats win the Sou vs Will the Republicans | $0.030 | 80.0% | +4.733% | $+3.787 |
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| `0x6473c875a3d6...` | Will the Democrats win the New vs Will the Republicans | $0.050 | 60.0% | +4.307% | $+2.584 |
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| `0x5f4893a285ad...` | Will the Democrats win the Wes vs Will the Republicans | $0.010 | 46.7% | +4.941% | $+2.306 |
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| `0xbd54b57c63ad...` | Will the Democrats win the Ida vs Will the Republicans | $0.010 | 100.0% | +2.198% | $+2.198 |
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| `0xa8574c0caacc...` | Will the Democrats win the Sou vs Will the Republicans | $0.005 | 46.7% | +4.484% | $+2.093 |
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| `0x7146f4aff656...` | Will the Democrats win the Ill vs Will the Republicans | $0.030 | 53.3% | +3.663% | $+1.953 |
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| `0x2ecd963d91df...` | Will the Democrats win the Iow vs Will the Republicans | $0.020 | 60.0% | +3.223% | $+1.934 |
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| `0x7bd878bdc3cd...` | Will the Democrats win the Nev vs Will the Republicans | $0.050 | 60.0% | +2.829% | $+1.697 |
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| `0xffde13841676...` | Will the Democrats win the Min vs Will the Republicans | $0.020 | 73.3% | +2.247% | $+1.647 |
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| `0xb17c29a2fb22...` | Will the Democrats win the Ten vs Will the Republicans | $0.020 | 26.7% | +5.345% | $+1.425 |
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| `0xfb7720a6bbf3...` | Will the Democrats win the Rho vs Will the Republicans | $0.030 | 33.3% | +4.111% | $+1.370 |
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| `0x5cddfa5bafea...` | Will the Democrats win the Geo vs Will the Republicans | $0.030 | 33.3% | +3.887% | $+1.296 |
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| `0x8397b62d3e02...` | Will the Democrats win the Neb vs Will the Republicans | $0.020 | 66.7% | +1.867% | $+1.245 |
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| `0x12dddaa9289c...` | Will the Democrats win the Ken vs Will the Republicans | $0.050 | 26.7% | +4.527% | $+1.207 |
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| `0x266416597e36...` | Will the Republican Party win vs Will the Democratic P | $0.050 | 93.3% | +1.218% | $+1.136 |
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| `0xe0ff15139f33...` | Will the Democrats win the Min vs Will the Republicans | $0.010 | 60.0% | +1.764% | $+1.058 |
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| `0x64111969ce49...` | Will the Democrats win the New vs Will the Republicans | $0.010 | 93.3% | +1.059% | $+0.988 |
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| `0x9bb9ed087667...` | Will the Democrats win the Ark vs Will the Republicans | $0.005 | 73.3% | +1.346% | $+0.987 |
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| `0x4e43ba407ed4...` | Will the Democrats win the Wis vs Will the Republicans | $0.020 | 60.0% | +1.554% | $+0.932 |
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## Aggregate (all groups combined)
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- Total expected daily income (sum across 72 groups, $100 basket each): **$+42.59/day**
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- Annualized: **$+15,546/yr**
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- Groups with positive expected income at any markup: **49/72**
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## Markup-level summary (averaged across all groups)
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| Markup | Avg fill rate | Avg edge given fill | Groups with positive exp daily | Total exp daily $ |
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| $0.005 | 69.4% | -0.776% | 26/72 | $-47.62 |
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| $0.010 | 40.4% | -0.204% | 25/72 | $-12.66 |
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| $0.020 | 28.7% | +0.682% | 33/72 | $+7.45 |
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| $0.030 | 25.5% | +1.107% | 32/72 | $+17.25 |
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| $0.050 | 23.5% | +1.661% | 34/72 | $+28.53 |
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## Comparison to previous taker depth check
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Taker: SC Gov bestAsk basket, single $50 fill → +$0.52 profit (one-time).
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Taker: James Bond bestAsk basket, single $80 fill → +$3.78 profit (one-time).
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Maker (this sim): $+42.59/day across 72 groups at $100 basket each = up to $+15,546/yr theoretical.
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Important: this is the OPTIMISTIC bound. Real fill rates are likely 2-5x lower than mid-touch rates because mid touching doesn't equal trade at that price.
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*Snapshot: 2026-05-13T03:42:38.816895+00:00*

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# Maker Simulation v2 — Trade Tape (2026-05-13T03:50:03.951692+00:00)
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**Method**: real Polymarket trade tape. For each (group, day, markup), check if any SELL Yes trade at price <= target occurred on each leg that day. If ALL legs had a qualifying trade, basket fills.
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**Window**: 14 days (2026-04-29 -> 2026-05-13)
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**Basket size**: $100
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**Trades fetched**: 48030 raw -> 1602 qualifying (SELL Yes in window)
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**Days with activity**: 15
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## v1 (mid-touch) vs v2 (trade tape) comparison
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v1 mid-touch results from earlier today (see `maker-simulation-2026-05-13.md`):
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- Total daily $: $+42.59 across 72 groups
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- Annualized: $+15,546/yr
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- Caveat: mid touching != trade happening at that price
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## v2 results (this run)
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- Total expected daily income: **$+2.51/day** across 72 groups @ $100 basket
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- Annualized: **$+918/yr**
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- Groups with positive expected income at any markup: **17/72**
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## Top 20 by best expected daily income (v2)
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| `0x2ecd963d91df...` | Will the Democrats win the Iow vs Will the Re | $0.030 | 20.0% | +5.027% | 77 | $+1.005 |
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| `0x5cddfa5bafea...` | Will the Democrats win the Geo vs Will the Re | $0.030 | 20.0% | +3.887% | 9 | $+0.777 |
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| `0x7146f4aff656...` | Will the Democrats win the Ill vs Will the Re | $0.050 | 6.7% | +5.738% | 5 | $+0.383 |
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| `0x195e8f642b07...` | Will the Democrats win the Tex vs Will the Re | $0.020 | 13.3% | +2.728% | 3 | $+0.364 |
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| `0xb17c29a2fb22...` | Will the Democrats win the Ten vs Will the Re | $0.020 | 6.7% | +5.138% | 6 | $+0.343 |
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| `0x2aa7cf1991dd...` | Will the Democrats win the Kan vs Will the Re | $0.050 | 6.7% | +5.001% | 10 | $+0.333 |
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| `0x6473c875a3d6...` | Will the Democrats win the New vs Will the Re | $0.030 | 13.3% | +2.442% | 5 | $+0.326 |
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| `0xac17bb3e2188...` | Will the Democrats win the New vs Will the Re | $0.020 | 13.3% | +1.732% | 1 | $+0.231 |
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| `0xd4118b02b567...` | Will the Democrats win the Pen vs Will the Re | $0.020 | 6.7% | +3.282% | 5 | $+0.219 |
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| `0x4e43ba407ed4...` | Will the Democrats win the Wis vs Will the Re | $0.030 | 6.7% | +2.476% | 11 | $+0.165 |
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| `0x209eca0d8c37...` | Will the Democrats win the Wyo vs Will the Re | $0.030 | 6.7% | +2.183% | 6 | $+0.146 |
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| `0x7bd878bdc3cd...` | Will the Democrats win the Nev vs Will the Re | $0.050 | 6.7% | +1.823% | 10 | $+0.122 |
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| `0x8941a4153cb2...` | Will the Democrats win the Ver vs Will the Re | $0.010 | 6.7% | +1.546% | 5 | $+0.103 |
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| `0x2a010ed53626...` | Will the Democrats win the Flo vs Will the Re | $0.020 | 6.7% | +1.498% | 5 | $+0.100 |
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| `0xb61918837517...` | Will the Democrats win the Nor vs Will the Re | $0.010 | 6.7% | +0.725% | 343 | $+0.048 |
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| `0x82cc8472987c...` | Will the Democrats win the Kan vs Will the Re | $0.010 | 6.7% | +0.672% | 12 | $+0.045 |
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| `0x1304dee4404b...` | Will the Democrats win the Ari vs Will the Re | $0.010 | 6.7% | +0.341% | 5 | $+0.023 |
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| `0xb23e25438839...` | Aaron Taylor-Johnson announced vs James Norto | $0.005 | 0.0% | +0.000% | 0 | $+0.000 |
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| `0x07311e10dac6...` | Will the Democrats win the Ala vs Will the Re | $0.005 | 0.0% | +0.000% | 0 | $+0.000 |
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| `0x25025e1a8d9b...` | Will the Democrats win the Ark vs Will the Re | $0.005 | 0.0% | +0.000% | 0 | $+0.000 |
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| $0.005 | 5.5% | -1.067% | 8/72 | $-5.02 |
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| $0.010 | 5.5% | -0.180% | 13/72 | $-1.62 |
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| $0.020 | 5.4% | +0.638% | 16/72 | $+0.98 |
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| $0.030 | 5.1% | +0.932% | 15/72 | $+1.79 |
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| $0.050 | 4.9% | +1.102% | 15/72 | $+1.85 |
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## Notes
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- This uses the REAL trade tape — every SELL Yes trade in the past 14 days at price <= target is counted as a potential fill.
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- Still optimistic: assumes (a) our resting bid was first in queue, (b) our size was always available, (c) per-leg fills are independent within a day.
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- Maker fee assumed equal to taker fee_rate from feeSchedule. Polymarket maker fees may be lower or rebated — actual income could be HIGHER.
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*Snapshot: 2026-05-13T03:50:03.951692+00:00*

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| 能赚多少？ | 没量化 | ❌ **每事件最高 ~\$3.78**，全年理论上限 ~\$394 |
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| 频率？ | 不知道 | 14 天里 4 次事件，**全都是同一个组 James Bond** |
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| Binary D-vs-R 套利存在吗？ | 7 个候选，edge 0.1-3% | ⚠️ 回测看到 98 事件，**但绝大多数是 forward-fill 伪信号** |
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| 该继续做 thesis 吗？ | "上线 paper trading" | **当前深度下不值得；两条 thesis 分支都已死** |
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| 该继续做 thesis 吗？ | "上线 paper trading" | **TAKER 死，MAKER 活但很小**（详见 §3.9）|
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**核心新发现**：mid-price 给出的"持续 edge"和 bestAsk 实际可成交的 edge 是**两个东西**。回测里看着 30 小时 +18% 的 arb，实际订单簿一次只能吃 \$50-100 的 basket，再多 slippage 就吃掉所有收益。
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**核心发现链（按时间顺序）**：
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1. mid-price 给出的"持续 edge"和 bestAsk 实际可成交 edge 是两个东西（§3.4）
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2. TAKER 一次性吃光 bestAsk 在 2 个测试组（James Bond + SC Gov）下死亡（§2 + §3.7）
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3. 我据此说"thesis 死了" —— 用户当场质疑（§3.9）
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4. 补做 MAKER 模拟：v1 mid-touch 给 $15k/yr 假象，v2 trade tape 给 $918/yr 真值
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5. 修正后预期：**$200-500/yr @ $100 basket，或 $2-5k/yr @ $1000 basket**（capital 占用 $144k）
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**Day 3 增补（同日下午追加）**：把 binary D-vs-R thesis 也实测了，结论**同样死亡**。详见 §3.6。
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**今天 Claude 的判决**：**两条 thesis 分支都已死。停 live loop，跟 WW 讨论新方向**。
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**今天 Claude 的判决（修正后）**：**Taker 死，Maker 活在 hobby 规模。最严重的教训是 §3.9：我用 1 个角度的测试做了全局结论，错了。用户的"不信邪" 把这份报告从错误里拉了回来**。
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**Killer**：Republican 侧 bestAsk=0.91，**该价位深度只有 3.9 单位**（\$3.5 fillable）。一笔 \$4 的 trade 就把 edge 干掉。
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### 3.8 两条 thesis 分支的统一结论
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### 3.8 两条 TAKER thesis 分支的统一结论
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**两条分支都被同一个结构性事实杀死**：Polymarket 长尾市场 bestAsk 处深度只有 \$5-80。我们看到的 "edge" 都是真的存在，但它们的存在恰恰因为**没人来 \$5 的资金把它吃掉**。
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**两条 TAKER 分支都被同一个结构性事实杀死**：Polymarket 长尾市场 bestAsk 处深度只有 \$5-80。我们看到的 "edge" 都是真的存在，但它们的存在恰恰因为**没人来 \$5 的资金把它吃掉**。
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也就是说，整个 thesis 的逻辑链是反的：**我们以为"长尾持续 edge = 别人没注意"，实际上"长尾持续 edge = 别人不愿意为了 \$3 折腾这一套订单流"**。市场是有效率的，只是有效率的定价区间只对应"值得做"的回报。
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### 3.9 我之前判错了 —— MAKER thesis 是活的（小规模）
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写完 §3.8 之后用户当面质疑："你的实验方法确认准确？真正的技术在哪里？"
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**我之前只测了 TAKER 一条腿，就宣布 thesis 死了。这是过度推论**。Maker 视角（挂限价单等被填）是完全不同的策略，需要独立测试。
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#### v1 (mid-touch) 模拟
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`scripts/simulate_maker_basket.py`：3,153,188 个 mid-price tick 点跨 14 天 × 157 token。对每个 (group, day, markup) 三元组，检查每条腿的 mid 是否在那天某时刻 touch 到 `bestAsk - markup`。若 ALL legs filled，计算 basket cost + fee + edge。
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结果（**乐观上限**）：
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- 总日预期 $42.59，年化 **$15,546**
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- Best: Kansas Governor D/R，$4.87/day @ $100 basket，spread 9%
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**警告写在脚本里：mid-touch 不等于 trade-at-target。真实 fill 率会低很多**。
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`scripts/simulate_maker_basket_v2.py`：从 `data-api.polymarket.com/trades` 拉了真实成交记录。48,030 raw trades → 1,602 个 SELL Yes 在窗口内（只有 **3.3%** 的成交是 SELL-Yes，即"会触发我们 maker bid 的那种"）。
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| 正期望组 | 49/72 | **17/72** |
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| 平均 fill rate | 23-69% | **5-6%** |
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| **现实估计** | **$200-500/yr @ $100 basket** |
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| **Maker basket arb（trade tape）** | **\$200-500 @ \$100 / \$2-5k @ \$1000** | 方法学上可辩护 |
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#### 我学到的最严肃的教训
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我前两天说 "thesis 已死" 是**过度推论**。我只测了 1 个视角（TAKER 一次性吃光 bestAsk），用 2 个组的单次 snapshot 就下了"整条 thesis 死亡"的判决。**用户当面质疑后做的真测试（trade tape v2）证明 thesis 活着，只是商业规模上接近 hobby**。
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更广义的教训：**"测一个角度 → 推全局"** 是科研里最廉价的错误之一。Robust 测试需要至少：
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**用户的"我不信邪"是这份报告唯一存活的原因**。
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| `scripts/verify_james_bond_book.py` | 真实 CLOB `/book` 深度检查 + 滑点模拟（James Bond 专用） | 已退役 |
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| `scripts/verify_group_book.py` | 上面的泛化版 —— 接 `--group-id` arg 对任意 negRisk 组做深度检查 | 候选出现时单独跑 |
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| `scripts/simulate_maker_basket.py` | v1 maker 策略模拟（mid-touch 代理）—— **乐观偏差** | 第一次试，已知方法偏粗 |
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| `scripts/simulate_maker_basket_v2.py` | v2 maker 策略模拟（trade tape）—— **methodologically defensible** | 现在的 canonical maker 模拟 |
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数据布局（`.gitignore` 已排除 `data/`）：
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